Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

SUPERDATASCIENCE

This Privacy Policy was last modified on March 19th, 2017. If you have objections to the Privacy Policy, you should immediately discontinue use of the Web site and Learning Platform offered by us.

We at SuperDataScience are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains our data processing practices and your options regarding the ways in which your personal data is used and is provided by SuperDataScience to third parties among other key issues related to protecting our Users’ privacy. Specifically, this Privacy Policy has been established to provide our Users a transparent understanding of how we handle our Users’ personal information, and provides, among other key details:

the type of personal information we collect and hold;

how we collect and hold personal information;

the purposes for which we collect, hold, use and disclose personal information;

how an individual may access personal information about the individual that we hold and how to seek the correction of such information;

how an individual may complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and how we will deal with such a complaint;

whether we are likely to disclose personal information to overseas recipients; and,

if so, the countries in which such recipients are likely to be located if it is practicable to specify those countries in the policy.

We provide this Privacy Policy free of charge to all Users and in an appropriate, electronic form. If you have requests concerning your personal information or would like a copy of this Privacy Policy for your own records, please contact us at [email protected]

Definitions

References to the “Learning Platform” mean the educational platform related to data science and available through the Web site.

References to a “Member” mean those registered Users of our Learning Platform.

References to this “Policy” mean this Privacy Policy as set forth herein.

References to the “Web site” mean the Web site bearing the URL www.superdatascience.com.

References to “you,” and/or “User” mean a general user of the Web site and/or the Learning Platform, whether as a registered member, email list subscriber, subscriber to our private Facebook group, or general Web site user.

Agreement to be Bound

The following Privacy Policy governs SuperDataScience’s collection and use of its Users’ private information. By accessing the Web site or the Learning Platform you represent that you have read and understand the Privacy Policy and that you agree to be bound by thereby.

This Privacy Policy may be additionally subject to our Web site Terms and Conditions and any other agreement entered into between us. This Privacy Policy is provided pursuant to the rules of the Australian Privacy Act of 1988 as well as the Australian Privacy Principles (“APP”) and any local rules and regulations, which may also govern the collection of your information.

Modifications and Changes to Privacy Policy

We may modify, add to, suspend or delete the Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, at our sole discretion at any time, with such modifications, additions or deletions being effective thirty (30) days following their posting to the Web site and emailing of a notice to our registered Members. Your use and/or access of the Web site or Learning Platform after modification, addition or deletion of the Privacy Policy shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by you of the modification, addition or deletion.

No Collection of Sensitive Information

We do not collect any sensitive information, which has been defined by the legislation to include information about a User’s health (including predictive genetic information); racial or ethnic origin; political opinions; membership of a political association, professional or trade association or trade union; religious beliefs or affiliations; philosophical beliefs; sexual orientation or practices; criminal record; biometric information that is to be used for certain purposes; and/or biometric templates. We ask that no User reveal such information in an Interactive Area as defined in our Web site Terms and Conditions.

The Information We Collect

We collect both personally-identifiable information and non-personally-identifiable information from our Users by lawful and fair means within the requirements of the legislation.

Such personally-identifiable information is such information or an opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, and may include your full name, address, credit/debit card number and billing address, user name and password, and email address. We only collect such personally-identifiable information as is reasonably necessary for one or more of our functions or activities. In the event such personally-identifiable information is provided by someone other than the User whom it identifies, we will notify the User as is reasonable in the circumstances and otherwise ensure that the User is aware of any such matters. For legal and practical reasons, SuperDataScience may not be able to provide its services or access to the Learning Platform without the provision of such personally-identifiable information by our Users to us.

We also collect non-personally-identifiable information, such as your IP address, browser/software used to access the Web site or the Learning Platform, the Web sites you visit before/after visiting the Web site or Learning Platform, type of device used to access the Web site or the Learning Platform, and the date and time of your visit to the Web site or Learning Platform.

Unsolicited Personal Information

In the event unsolicited personal information regarding a User is provided to or otherwise received by us and where the same was not solicited by us or otherwise not information we may have solicited under this Policy or is not contained in a public record, we will destroy any such information as soon as reasonably possible, but only if it is lawful and reasonable to do so, or otherwise do-identify such information as per APP 4.

Anonymity and Pseudonymity

Given the nature of the services provided by SuperDataScience and our obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 it is impracticable for our Members to remain unidentified or use pseudonyms as detailed in APP 2.1. General enquiries about products and services can be handled anonymously if requested, however failure to provide the personal information required may mean that we cannot provide the services requested or we may be forced to withdraw our services.

Use of Your Information

We may use your personal information only for the particular purpose for which it was collected and will not use the information for a secondary purpose unless the User has consented to the use or disclosure of the information or as set forth more fully in Section 11. Specifically, we may use your personally-identifiable information to personalize your User experience; to improve customer service: to process transactions; to administer a contest, promotion, survey or other feature; to contact registered Users via email in order to send them information and updates pertaining to their orders or subscriptions; to respond to inquiries, to send company news, updates and other related information; and to comply with regulatory or legal requirements.

Direct Marketing & Newsletters, How to Opt-Out

If we receive or otherwise hold personally-identifiable information about an individual, we will not use or disclose the information for the purpose of direct marketing as per the rules and regulations of APP 7.1.

Notwithstanding the forgoing, Users who provide us their email addresses are automatically added to our newsletter and other mailings. Members who register for our services, if they have not opted-in to our newsletter prior to the time of registration, are automatically added. All Users may opt out to receiving marketing information and our newsletter via the unsubscribe link contained at the bottom of certain emails or by emailing us as [email protected] Users should note that opting-out does not prevent us from contacting you regarding your account or any transactions.

Email marketing campaigns published by us may contain tracking facilities within the actual email. Subscriber activity is tracked and stored in a database for future analysis and evaluation. Such tracked activity may include but shall not be limited to: the opening of emails, forwarding of emails, the clicking of links within the email content, times, dates and frequency of activity.
This information is used to refine future email campaigns and supply the User with more relevant content based around their activity.

This principle does not apply to the extent that a solicitation act preempts the APP regulations, including but not limited to theDo Not Call Register Act 2006, theSpam Act 2003; or any other Act of the Commonwealth, or a Norfolk Island enactment, prescribed by the regulations or any other federal, state, provincial or local rule or regulation which may apply, including but not limited to the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, the E.U. Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications, and the U.K. Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations of 2003.

Do Not Track (DNT) Disclosure

Please note that while you may have the opportunity to opt-out of targeted advertising as discussed in the “How to Opt-Out” section above, and you may be able to control the use of cookies through your Web browser as described in the “Use of Cookies” section below, some Web browsers may also give you the ability to enable a “do not track” setting. This setting sends a special signal to the Web sites you encounter while Web browsing. This “do not track” signal is different from disabling certain forms of tracking by declining cookies in your browser settings, as browsers with the “do not track” setting enabled still have the ability to accept cookies. We do not respond to Web browser “do not track” signals at this time. If we do so in the future, we will describe how we do so in this Privacy Policy. For more information about “do not track,” visitwww.allaboutdnt.org.

Disclosures of your Information

Your personal information may be used by us for the purposes provided for in this Policy or as consented to by you. We may disclose your personally-identifiable information if you would reasonably expect us to use or disclose the information for the purpose of providing our services, the Web site and/or the Learning Platform to you; if the use or disclosure of the information is required or authorized by or under the law or a court/tribunal order; if a permitted general situation exists in relation to the use or disclosure of the information; if we reasonably believe that the use or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary for one or more enforcement related activities conducted by, or on behalf of, an enforcement body.

We may also disclose your personally-identifiable information to external parties who provide services to SuperDataScience including (but not limited to): our payment processor in order to facilitate transactions; organizations that assist us with fund registry, archival, research, mail and delivery, auditing, recruitment, payroll, superannuation, insurance, management consulting, financial and legal advisory, banking, security and technology services in their capacity as service providers to SuperDataScience; or if we, or our assets, are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held on the Web site will be part of the transferred assets.

By accessing the Web site or otherwise utilizing the Learning Platform, you consent to your personal information being shared with such third-parties and are encouraged to review the privacy policies of such third-parties as they may differ from the SuperDataScience Privacy Policy.

Legal Disclaimer

In addition to the forgoing disclosures contained in Section 11, we reserve the right to disclose your personally-identifiable information as required by law and when believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our terms or policies or another agreement into which we have entered with you, or as otherwise required by law. If a disclosure is made pursuant to this Section, we will provide the affected User written notice of the use or disclosure.

Related Bodies Corporate

In the event SuperDataScience is or becomes a body corporate and collects personally-identifiable information from a related body corporate, we may disclosure personally-identifiable information as if for the primary purpose for which the related body corporate collected the information. This principle shall not apply to the use or disclosure by us of personally-identifiable information for the purpose of direct marketing or government related identifiers.

Other Web Sites

Our Web site and Learning Platform may contain links to other Web sites or software, which are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. If you access other Web sites and/or software using the links provided, the operators of these Web sites and/or software may collect information from you, which will be used by them in accordance with their own privacy protection procedures, which may differ from ours.

Cookies & Activity Tracking

To enhance your online experience, we may use “cookies” or similar technologies, such as Web beacons, activity tracking, app performance tracking, UTM codes, and personalized advertising. Cookies are text files placed in your computer's browser to store your preferences. Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information; however, once you choose to furnish a Web site or mobile software application with personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.

We use cookies to understand Web site, Learning Platform and Internet usage and to improve or customize the content, offerings or advertisements on our Web site and Learning Platform. For example, we may use cookies to enable us to detect and report security issues affecting our Web site and Users; personalize your experience at our Web site or Learning Platform (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return); save your password in password-protected areas; and enable you to use shopping carts on our site (if available.) We also may use cookies to help us offer you products, programs, or services that may be of interest to you and to deliver relevant advertising.

We, our third party service providers, advertisers or our partners also may use cookies to manage and measure the performance of advertisements displayed on or delivered by us and/or other networks or sites. This also helps us, our service providers and partners provide more relevant advertising.

We, our third party service providers, advertisers and/or our partners may also use “Web beacons,” activity trackers, or clear .gifs, or similar technologies, which are small pieces of code placed on a Web page, to monitor the behavior and collect data about the visitors viewing a Web page. For example, web beacons may be used to count the users who visit a Web page or to deliver a cookie to the browser of a visitor viewing that page.

You can change your privacy preferences regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies through your browser. You may set your browser to accept all cookies, block certain cookies, require your consent before a cookie is placed in your browser, or block all cookies. Blocking all cookies will affect your online experience and may prevent you from enjoying the full features offered by us. Please consult the “Help” section of your browser for more information or follow the links below.

If you access the Web site or Learning Platform and volunteer personally-identifiable information, you may request access to your personally-identifiable information by sending us an email at [email protected] We will endeavor to respond in writing to such requests as is reasonable under the circumstances and within thirty (30) calendar days and give access to the information in the manner requested by the individual, if it is reasonable and practicable to do so. In certain circumstances, we may not be required by law to provide you with access to your personal information as well as circumstances where giving access would pose serious threat to life, health or safety of any individual or public, where the request is frivolous or vexatious, where giving access would be unlawful or where denying access is required by law. If access is denied, then we will give you written reasons for that decision and details available to complain about the refusal. An access fee may be charged where permitted by law.

Access to Your Information

If you access the Web site or Learning Platform and volunteer personally-identifiable information, you may request modification of your personally-identifiable information by sending us an email at [email protected] We will endeavor to respond in writing to such requests as is reasonable under the circumstances and within thirty (30) calendar days and make such modification to the information in the manner requested by the individual, if it is reasonable and practicable to do so. If we refuse or are unable to correct the personal information as requested we will give a written notice that sets out the reasons for the refusal (except to the extent that it would be unreasonable to do so) and the mechanisms available to complain about the refusal. You should be aware that it is not always possible to completely remove or modify information in our databases.

Privacy Protection for Children Using the Internet

Protecting children's privacy is important to us. For that reason, we do not collect or maintain information of those persons we actually know are under the age of thirteen (13) nor is any part of the Web site or the Learning Platform targeted to attract anyone under the age of thirteen (13). We request that all users of the Web site and the Learning Platform who are under the age of thirteen (13) not disclose or provide any personally-identifiable information. If we discover that a child under thirteen (13) has provided us with personally-identifiable information, we will delete that child's personally-identifiable information from our records.

Notice to Minors

In addition to protecting the privacy of children under age (13) we are committed to protect the privacy of minors. Though neither the Web site nor the Learning Platform is not targeted to minors nor is it intended to be used by minors, if, for any reason a minor has shared personally-identifiable information via our Web site or Learning Platform said minor may request and obtain removal of such information by contacting us at [email protected] Although we offer deletion capability for our Web site and Learning Platform, you should be aware that the removal of content may not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of that content or information posted through the Web site.

Quality of Personal Information

We take reasonable steps in the circumstances to ensure that the personally-identifiable information that we collect is accurate, up-to-date and complete. We also take reasonable steps in the circumstances to ensure that the personally-identifiable information we use or disclose is, having regard to the purpose of the use or disclosure, accurate, up-to-date, complete and relevant.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to maintain the security of the personally-identifiable information that we collect against misuse, interference and loss as well as unauthorized access, modification and disclosure, including utilizing SSL technologies and management-only access; however, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Thus, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to us, so you do so at your own risk. Please note that non-encrypted communication using email is not secure. Thus, we cannot guarantee data security in email communication and, therefore, recommend using physical mail for confidential information.

In the event we hold personally-identifiable information that we no longer need for any purpose for which the information may be used or disclosed by us pursuant to this Privacy Policy; the information is not contained in a public record; and we are not required by or under an Australian law, or a court/tribunal order, to retain the information we will take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to destroy the information or to ensure that the information is de-identified.

International Transfer

We operate globally so it is necessary to transfer your personally-identifiable information internationally, outside of Australia or an external Territory, to entities and persons who are not the disclosing parties of such information. In particular, your information will likely be transferred to and processed in the United States where our server is located. Please be assured that we take reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy is protected; however, the data protection and other laws of other countries may not be as comprehensive as those in your country. Therefore, by accessing our Web site or the Learning Platform you expressly consent to your information being collected, used and transferred as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Adoption, use or disclosure of government related identifiers

SuperDataScience will not use or disclose an identifier that has been assigned to an individual by a Government Agency such as a Tax File Number, Social Security Number, or Medicare Number unless required by law.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or its implementation you may contact us by email at [email protected] or by postal mail to SuperDataScience Pty Ltd, an Australian limited company, with a principal place of business located at 15 Macleay Crescent, Pacific Paradise, QLD 4564

For information about privacy generally, or if your concerns are not resolved to your satisfaction, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on 1300 363 992 or via www.oaic.gov.au or your local governing authorities.

Kirill Eremenko

I’m a Data Scientist and Entrepreneur. I also teach Data Science Online and host the SDS podcast where I interview some of the most inspiring Data Scientists from all around the world. I am passionate about bringing Data Science and Analytics to the world!